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Identix Appoints Biometrics Industry Veteran Spence Vice President BioSecurity Division Physical Access Control SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 1999--Identix Inc. (AMEX:IDX) Friday announced that it has appointed veteran biometrics industry executive William J. Spence, 38, as vice president BioSecurity Division Physical Access Control, effective immediately. Spence comes to Identix from Campbell, Calif.-based Recognitions Systems Inc. (RSI), where he served as vice president of marketing and business development, heading the development of distribution channels, as well as product development for the hand geometry biometrics company. Spence started with RSI in 1992 as a sales engineer and moved up to progressively more responsible positions, including regional sales manager and vice president of sales and marketing. According to the announcement by Identix Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Randall C. Fowler, "Bill's many years of experience in the biometrics field will be instrumental in the growth of our BioSecurity Division Physical Access Control. He has a strong corporate background, hands-on biometric expertise and a solid reputation in the business community. He has proven himself an invaluable part of senior management at his former posts." During Spence's seven years in the biometrics industry with RSI, he has focused on the access control, time and attendance and identification markets. Between 1983 and 1987, Spence worked at San Jose, Calif.-based Semiconductor Equipment Division of Eaton Corp. (NYSE:ETN) as a sales engineer, selling semiconductor capital equipment to such firms as Intel and National Semiconductor. From August of 1987 to 1991, Spence served as the product marketing manager for San Jose-based LTX Corp. (Nasdaq:LTXX), a company providing test and measurement equipment to the semiconductor industry. Spence, who resides with his wife in Northern California, received a bachelor's of science in industrial engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. His articles on the application of biometric devices have been published in many security and time and attendance publications. Identix, www.Identix.com, is a leader in designing, developing, manufacturing and marketing products for the capture and/or comparison of fingerprints for security, anti-fraud, law enforcement and other applications. The statements in this release that relate to future plans, events or performance are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including demand for the company's products and services, development of markets for the company's products and services and other risks identified in the company's SEC filings. Actual results, events and performance may differ materially. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. CONTACT: Identix Inc., Sunnyvale Investor Relations Department, 408/731-2021 KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA BW1040 MAY 14,1999 4:46 PACIFIC 07:46 EASTERN